When you were a kid and you went shopping with your parents, how many times did you pick out a toy you really, really wanted? How many times did you beg your parents for the toy? And how many times did they say, ‘No, not yet. Maybe later. Put it back’? You put the toy back. Because, even if you really wanted it, you know they mean the ‘maybe later,’ even though it feels like forever away. And what kid is good at being patient?

So do you kick and scream because you had to put the toy back? Or do you put it back as asked and wait, even though ‘maybe later’ to you means anywhere from five minutes from now to five million years from now?

It’s the same way with God. Sometimes, you really want this thing. You want it so bad you can taste it. But He says to put it back. ‘Later. Not right now.’

Do you have the temper tantrum? Or do you say ‘Okay. Maybe later. You know what You’re doing’? Because He does know what He’s doing. Even when you really don’t like His plan. Even when you think His plan sucks and wonder if He secretly hates you. He does have your best interest in mind. He doesn’t secretly hate you.

It’s better to not throw the tantrum. It didn’t work out well for Jonah. Put it back. Trust Him.